What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility

b. Equality and Utilitarianism 62. The nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous . 15 63. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity , on the ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart -- not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good . 15

64. As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our

ideals. 16 c. Optimism

38. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. 11

39. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they

were last week, or last month, or last year. 11 40. Our capacity remains undiminished . 11 3. Handling Political Affairs a. Time and Change

10. Our nation is at war against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. 4

16. Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. 6

17. They are serious and they are many. 6 18. They will not be met easily or in a short

span of time . 6

22. On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the

recriminations and worn-out dogmas that for far too long have strangled our politics. 7 b. Action and Responsibility

73. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people and forge a hard-earned peace in

Afghanistan. 19 74. With old friends and former foes, well work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. 19 80. To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward , based on mutual interest and mutual respect. 22 81. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their societys ills on the West, know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. 22 82. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history, but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist. XXIII

83. To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside

you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. XXIII 85. For the world has changed, and we must change with it. XXIII c. Nationalism

75. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense. XX

76. And for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken -- you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you. XX

77. For we know that our patchwork heritage

is a strength, not a weakness. XXI d. Pluralism

78. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and non-

believers . XXI

79. We are shaped by every language and culture

, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace. XXI e. Equality and Utilitarianism 84. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to the suffering outside our borders , nor can we consume the worlds resources without regard to effect. XXIII